From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Squeaking Phantom III fan bearings due to low melting point grease, with instructions to repack them.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 91\2\ scan0041 | |
| Date | 17th June 1937 | |
| To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. [Handwritten] J 300a Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.13/AP. 17.6.37 32-EX. FAN BEARINGS. We have had some complaints of Ph.III. fan bearings squeaking owing to lack of grease, and think that the present grease used for packing the hubs has a too low melting point. Will you therefore strip 32-EX. fan before it is refitted to the engine and pack it with Belmoline 'c' grease (which we believe is obtainable in the Works) and ensure that the hub is completely filled with grease. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. | ||